Specify internal point or [hatch Properties/Select entities/Remove boundaries/ Advanced options/Draw order/Origin/ANnotative/Layer/Transparency/Undo]: (Pick another point, or enter an option, or press Enter to create the hatch)

* Entities which are not visible in the current viewport when the command is launched cannot be selected. Partly visible entities can, however, be selected.

Command Options

Option

Description

Current hatch pattern: ANSI31

Reports the name of the current hatch pattern; you change the pattern with the Properties option.

Specify internal point

Pick a point inside a closed area; BricsCAD creates an invisible boundary, and then hatches the area. You can pick more than one area to hatch at a time.

Properties Options

Description

Enter a pattern name

Specifies the name of the hatch pattern.

? to list patterns

Lists the names of all patterns; reminds you of their names. Press F2 to see the list in the prompt history window.

Solid

Specifies a solid-color filled hatch.

User defined

Allows you to define simple hatch patterns based on angle, scale, and crosshatching.

Proceed

Skips the next two prompts, and returns to the original prompt.

Scale for pattern

Specifies the scale factor of the hatch pattern. The scale factor is usually the same as that of text and linetypes.

Angle for pattern

Specifies the angle at which the pattern is drawn.

User Defined Options

Description

Proceed

Skips the following prompts, and returns to the original prompt.

Space between standard pattern lines

Specifies the distance between hatch lines.

Angle for lines

Specifies the angle at which the pattern is drawn.

Cross-hatch area?

Applies the pattern a second time at 90 degrees to the first.

Select

Prompts you to select the entities making up the boundary:

Select entities - (select one or more entities; press Enter to return to original prompt.)

Remove

Removes boundary entities; prompts you to select island (interior) entities, which will be hatched through.